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A. D. TYRRILL.

ULOGK CASE.

- No. 321,402. Patented June 30, 1885.

N. PETERS, Phala-Ulhng'rapher. Walhifigton. QC.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrca.

ALFRED D. TYRRILL, OF NEWV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE NE? HAVEN CLOCK COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CLOCK-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,402, dated June 30,1885.

Application filed March 9, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: ornamental case of the clock. The clock- Be it known that I, ALFRED D. TYRRlLL, movement is arranged within a metallic casof New Haven, in the county of New Haven ing,C. The casing is constructed with an outand State of Connecticut, have invented a new wardly-projecting flange, 6, around its front 55 Improvement in Clock-Cases; and I do hereby edge. The diameter of the casing C is somedeclare the following, when taken in connecwhat smaller than the opening Bin the plaque, tion with accompanying drawings, and the letand so that the casing set through from the tors of reference marked thereon, to be a full, front, as seen in Fig. 4, the flange 6 will rest clear, and exact description of the same, and upon the flange b of the plaque. Upon the 60 10 which said drawings constitute part of this back side a metal ring, f, is applied over the specification, and represent, in casing, and so as to come against the plaque Figure 1, a front view of the plaque with upon the reverse side. Upon the outside of the movement attached complete; Fig. 2, a the flange e a ring, h, is placed, having an offcentral portion of the plaque,showing the openset, i, to enter the casing C, and to which the 6 a ing into which the casing containing the movedial D is fixed. Within the offset 1' a ring, I, ment is introduced, Fig. 3, a side view of the is placed, its inner edge resting upon the dlal plaque as set up; Fig. 4, asection through the and its outer edge adapted to support the plaque and casing at the opening, enlarged; glass m,- then outside the glass and upon the Fig. 5, a rear view, a portion of the plaque ring it a ring, a, is placed, with an inwardly- 7:) broken away. overlapping flange, 1', onto the glass, as seen in This invention relates to an improvement in Fig. 4. Through the rings 72. h, the flange e of clock cases, with special reference to such the casing, and the ring f at the rear, holes are cases as are made in the form of a pottery made, corresponding to the notches d in the plaque. As plaques and like articles of potplaque, and through these holes in the sev- 7 5 2 5 tery are necessarily baked after molding, it is eral parts and through the notches, bolts 3 are impossible to form an opening through them introduced, the head at the front and nut 15 at for the clock-case so perfect as to receive and the rear, so that the several parts of the casing support the clock without some device by being setinplace upon the plaque, and thebolts which it may be adjusted therein. introducedto clamp the several parts together, 0 The object of my invention is the construe the casing with its movement is firmly supporttion of a plaque and adaptation of the clock ed in the plaque. The notchesd in the plaque to it, whereby the difficulties due to the mapermit a considerable movement of the casing terial of which the case is composed may be with the bolts to properly adjust the movement avoided; and it consists in the construction as in the plaque. The notches may be holes 3 5 hereinafter described, and particularly recited through the plaque, somewhat larger than the in the claims. bolts; but I prefer to make them in the form A represents the plaque, which is made of of notches. the usual material for making such articles, It will be understood that the movement is and with any desirable ornamentation thereconstructed to be wound from the rear, and 40 on. Through the center of the plaque, or at the pointers set also from the rear in the usual the point where it is desired to place the movemanner for small cylinder-clocks, and as indiment, an opening, B, is made, corresponding in cated in Figs. 3 and 5. This construction of shape (usually circular) to the movement, and, the parts adapts the movement to be introduced preferably, surrounding this opening is a head, through the opening in various materials, and 9 5' 5 a, which is to form an ornamental margin in which it is difficult or impossible to make around the clock when inserted, leaving a the casing of the movement to so closely fit the flange, b, inside the bead. At several points opening as to be properly supported thereby. in the flange or edge of the opening B notches The several rings for the dial-support and dare made, somewhat larger in width than the holding of the glass may be varied to a con- I00 50 bolts by which the movement is to be attached siderable extent, the essential feature of this to the plaque. This completes the plaque or part of my invention being the outwardlyprojecting flange 0 around the outer or front end of the casing, with the corresponding removable ring, and the bolts through the two, whereby said flange and ring are adapted to clamp the surrounding object.

The plaque with the movement attached may be supported by a brace, E, hinged toits rear, as seen in Fig. 3, or otherwise.

I claim 1. The combination of a plaque having an opening, 13, through it, with notches d in the edge 01" the opening, the casing G, containing the movement, the said easi ng constructed with an outwardly-projcetiug flange, 0, around the outer or front end of the casing, the said casing adapted to pass through the opening in said plaque and the flange eto bear upon the front of the plaque around said opening, the removable ring f, surrounding and movable longitudinz'tlly on said casing and adapted to bear upon the reverse side of the plaque, with bolts s extending through the said flange, ring, and notches in the plaque, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the casing G, containing the clock-movement, constructed with an outu'ardly-projecting flange, 0, around its front edge, the ring /1,adapted to rest upon the said flange e and constructed with an offset, i, to which the dial Dis attached, the glass m, ring Z between the dial and glass, ring )2, adapted to embrace the edge of the glass and rest upon the ring '11, the removable ringf, and the bolts (1, substantially as described, said rings and flanges being adapted to embrace the surrounding part and be clamped thereto by said bolts, substantially as described.

ALFRED I). TYRRTLL.

XVitnesses:

DWIGHT S. TYRRILL, ANsoN G. PnnLrs. 

